Who may provide criminal legal aid

You may only provide criminal legal aid if you and your firm are registered on the Criminal Legal Assistance Register.

Please go to the registration section of our website for more information.

Scope and nature of criminal legal aid
Distinct proceedings, bail, preliminary pleas, reduction from solemn to summary, desertion of proceedings, remits to the High Court

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General availability of criminal legal aid

Scope and nature of criminal legal aid

Find out what criminal legal aid consists of.

General availability of criminal legal aid

Distinct proceedings, bail, preliminary pleas, reduction from solemn to summary, desertion of proceedings, remits to the High Court

Find out about distinct proceedings that require separate legal aid applications.

General availability of criminal legal aid

Separate applications for legal aid under summary and solemn procedure

Learn about when separate applications for legal aid are needed.

General availability of criminal legal aid

When to make an application for automatic criminal legal aid, solemn and summary criminal legal aid and an appeal case

Find out when legal aid is automatically available and when you still need to make an application.

General availability of criminal legal aid

Criminal legal aid for a referral to the European Court, compatibility issues and the UK Supreme Court

Learn about what criminal legal aid covers in other proceedings.